weekend recap: the one where i get engaged

{This actually happened three weekends ago.}

Y'all, I am ENGAGED! 

April 25th was our two year anniversary. 

We decided to go to Asheville, NC and the Biltmore Estate 

to celebrate our anniversary. 

I never in a million years thought we would get engaged on this trip. 

In hindsight, it was the perfect time to get engaged, 

I was just expecting it later in the year. 

I was all prepared to blog about the trip, the food, and the Biltmore. 

Planning posts in my head during the trip. 

The food was delicious. 

The Biltmore was beautiful. 

The trip was amazing! 

But for now, I will fast forward to the important part. 

We had heard that Biltmore on Saturdays are crazy busy. 

So, we did the Biltmore on Friday. 

Don't get excited just yet, 

I did not get engaged at the Biltmore. 

Most people would think that the Biltmore would be the perfect setting for a romantic proposal. 

And for most women it would be a dream come true. 

Luckily, for me, D knows me so much better than that. 

I am an introvert to the max and 

HATE being the center of attention. 

D knew that I would not enjoy a public proposal. 

Saturday was our actual anniversary. 

The weather had been beautiful the entire trip, 

but, of course, it was raining Saturday morning. 

Which messed up D's plans a little bit. 

He had planned to propose that morning while we were 

out exploring Asheville; 

maybe on a mountain overlook or downtown. 

I do not think he had an exact plan in mind. 

But when he saw that it was raining, 

he decided to do it in the hotel room. 

And I am so glad he did. 

It was a private, special moment just between the two of us. 

No, I  do not have a picture of THE moment he proposed. 

{Much to the disappoint of D's sister. ;)}

But that is okay with me. 

The proposal fit our relationship to a tee. 

It was simple and perfect! 

Now let the wedding planning begin! 

{Linking up with Weekending by BLovedBoston}

playing catch up

Since my unintended blog break,

Not much has changed in my life.

Still, I thought I would write an update post.

My big news is that

I finally found a job!
Hallelujah!
{insert a choir of angels here}

Source: gocomics.com via liz on Pinterest

I am still underemployed;

but I am super thankful!
I know a lot of people are hurting in the job department right now.

It is my first "grown up" job.

I have benefits, a retirement plan, paid sick/vacation days,

and all that good stuff.


Oh, and I have my very own office!!
Please ignore the mess in these pictures.
I did not feel like putting everything in place
just for these quickly taken pics.

I am waiting on the maintenance people to come
and hang all of my frames on my office walls
{that is what is in those boxes}
and then I will have to post pics
of my completely decorated office!


My roommates and I took a trip to
Universal Studios & Islands of Adventure.

 

The highlight of the trip was
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter!
It was just AMAZING!

 

If you are planning on going,
the early admission is totally worth the price.
We got into WWOHP an hour before the park opened.
My roommates and I actually rode one of the rides by ourselves.
I mean we were seriously the only 3 people on the ride!
How cool is that?!
To put that in perspective,
we went back at the end of the day,
because one of my friends wanted to go through
Hogwarts Castle again.
It was wall-to-wall people.
And the lines for all of the rides
were 3+ hours long.
Yeah, we did not go through the castle again.

I also
loved, loved, loved
Seusslanding!
If you have read my blog for any length of time
you know I am slightly obsessed with Dr. Seuss.
So, I naturally loved Seusslanding.

This part of the park is obviously geared more for children,
but I loved the architecture & decor.
They even had shrubbery shaped into various Seuss characters.
Just awesomesauce!
 

The roommates and I had a caricature drawn of the 3 of us.
The guy who drew it was super nice & funny!
I joked that he was going to make me look
like a chipmunk & of course, he did.
But it was a fun souvenir to have from the trip.
It now hangs in a place of honor in our living room!

I received a sewing machine for Christmas
and have been {slowly} teaching myself to sew. 
I have completed lots of throw pillows.
I have the sewing square things down pat!

I am also working on my very 1st quilt. 
It is a queen-size quilt.
Now that I am getting into it
I realize that starting out with a queen size
might have been a bad idea.
But "go big or go home" right?!
It took my roommates & I 5 hours to lay out the pattern.
They have threatened me with
bodily harm if I do not finish this quilt.

Whew!
This post was longer than I thought it would be.
If you made it all the way through
You Are a Trooper!
So, that's is what has been happening in my life lately.

Anything new & exciting happening in your life?

exciting news!!!

I received this text from my big sis this afternoon:

Are you ready to be the greatest aunt in the world?

And I called her back and said,

"I am already the greatest aunt in the world!"

She said, "well you are going to have one more to spoil!"

I am over the moon excited!!

She called me right after she took the test.

She had not even told my BIL yet! 

I am not supposed to tell anybody yet,

but none of my IRL friends know about my blog

so I am safe by sharing that info with you!!

She is going to the doctor this week to make sure everything is kosher.

And then she is going to tell everybody on Easter!

What a great present from the Easter bunny:)

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